Golden Globes 2018: People Are Wondering Why More Men Weren’t Asked About #MeToo and Harassment

They’re wearing black, too.

The 2018 Golden Globes red carpet was one of the most powerful preshow events of all time. Most people in attendance wore black ensembles to show their support for the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements against sexism and sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond. Additionally, eight actresses nominated for Golden Globes, including Emma Watson, Meryl Streep, and Emma Stone, brought activists for gender and racial justice as their dates to the star-studded event.

Even more inspiring than the visual protests were the conversations had on the red carpet about the movement. Reporters and correspondants asked a number of women about the topic. Director Ava DuVernay explained to Variety that, to her, wearing black means “standing side by side with other like-minded people who believe in justice and dignity for all.”

“I am wearing black to thank and honor all of the brave whistle-blowers who came forward and shared their stories of harassment and assault and discrimination,” Debra Messing told E! correspondent Giuliana Rancic on the red carpet. “I am wearing black to stand in solidarity with my sisters all over the globe. And I’m here to celebrate the rollout of this incredible initiative, Time’s Up. Time is up. We want diversity. We want intersectional gender parity. We want equal pay. And I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn’t believe in paying their female cohosts the same as their male cohosts. I miss Catt Sadler. And so we stand with her.”

Emma Watson spoke about her own experiences with sexual harassment as she walked the red carpet. “What is amazing is that my experiences are not unique, the experiences of my friends are not unique, the experiences of my colleagues are not unique. This issue is so systemic, structural. The statistics around, even just in the United Kingdom, women between ages 18 and 24, just huge, huge, huge numbers say that they have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace,” she said. “You realize if you speak to most women they have an experience, they have a story. We’re just uncovering. We’re just scratching the surface of this.”

As you may have noticed, all of those quotes came from women. People on Twitter certainly noticed; many users logged on Sunday night to criticize the red carpet hosts at E! News and NBC for pretty much asking only women about #TimesUp, #MeToo, and the reckoning that has knocked dozens of Hollywood powerhouses off their pedestals in recent months. “You know, you can ask a man about harassment too,” one wrote. “I do wish they’d ask the guys about the Reckoning instead of the women. I know it would be awkward but I love awkward,” New Yorker TV critic Emily Nussbaum added.